英语论文网

Test Twenty
近义词辨析
endure, bear, stand, tolerate, put up with
这组词都有“忍受，忍耐”之意。
endure
比较正式，尤指忍受大的、持久的困难、痛苦、灾祸，常用于否定意义的句子中。
bear
强调忍受者的坚韧。
stand
意为“忍受，顶住”，多用于口语中，常用于否定句中，若用于肯定句，则意为“不屈不挠，经受得起”。
tolerate
意为“容忍”，语气较前几个词弱。
put up with
与tolerate意义相近，有“不计较，将就”之意，多用于口语。
如：He quietly endures the pain of a loveless marriage.他默默地忍受着没有爱情的婚姻的煎熬。
The sorrrow was almost more than she could bear.她几乎忍受不了那种悲伤。
I can’t stand hot weather.我受不了热天。
A government that refuses to tolerate opposition cannot last long.一个不听取反对意见的政府是不会长久的。
It’s hard for people to put up with that kind of treatment.人们很难忍受那种待遇。
basis, base, foundation
这组词均含有“基础”的意思。
在表示意见或判断的基础时，多用basis。在表示具体事物的基础或底部时，可用base或foundation,但不能用basis。base既可用于大物体也可用于小物体，而foundation只用于大物体，且多描述在地下的比较宏伟坚固的地基。如:
We reached this conclusion on the basis of many experiments.在多次实验的基础上，我们作出了这个结论。
I found a small leaf at the base of the flower.我在那朵花的底部发现一片小叶。
The workmen are laying the foundation of the new lecture building.工人们正在为新教学楼打地基。
全真模拟试题
1. If only the arbitration court ____ the dispute.
A. resolveB. will resolve 
C. can resolveD. would resolve
2. I advise you ____ of ____ out such a dangerous plan.
A. to stop to think... carry
B. to stop thinking... carrying
C. to stop thinking... carry 
D. to stop thinking... to carry
3. She bought ____ plates.
A. one dozen beautiful pale blue dinner
B. one dozen pale blue beautiful dinner
C. beautiful one dozen pale blue dinner
D. one dozen dinner beautiful pale blue
4. More and more advanced farm machines ____ , the agricultural production increased tremendously.
A. usingB. having used
C. having been used D. to have been used
5. I think you are supposed ____ your graduate study last year.
A. to be finishing B. to have finished
C. to finishD. to have been finished
6. The paper ____ several persons are risking their lives is an important report on missiles.
A. after whichB. for which
C. with whichD. at which
7. The actress is not so beautiful ____ the press described in advance.
A. thatB. whichC. asD. what
8. The protection device can eliminate the faults ____they cause more damage.
A. unlessB. untilC. beforeD. although
9. All ____ is peace and progress.
A. what is neededB. for our needs
C. the thing neededD. that is needed
10. ____ he was aware ofthe real meaning of life.
A. That was from that book
B. It was that book which
C. It was from that book that 
D. It was that book that
11. I hope you will never fall into that ____.
A. mistakeB. faultC. errorD. defect
12. Then the ____ streamed into the great hall.
A. groupB. crowdC. gangD. masses
13. Once a ____ is formed it is very difficult to shake it off.
A. habitB. customC. practiceD. usage
14. My husband likes early American furniture, but I prefer ____styles, designs that reflect today’s times.
A. nobleB. neutral
C. contemporaryD. simple
15. For many people, overeating and overspending are as ____to Christmas as candles and holly.
A. integralB. suitableC. inevitableD. compatible
16. When my kids go a weekend without pizza and TV while camping, they think they are suffering great ____.
A. deficiencyB. deprivation
C. depressionD. starvation